| Term: | pterotic chondrocyte differentiation |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | pterotic |
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| Synonyms: | autopterotic |
| Definition: | Paired cartilage bone that contacts the autosphenotic anteriorly, the parietal dorsally, the prootic ventrally, and the epiotic and exoccipital posteriorly. The pterotic encloses the horizontal semicircular canal of the inner ear. The lower edge of the pterotic contributes to the hyomandibular facet. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000576] |
| Name: | chondrocyte differentiation |
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| Definition: | The process in which a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002062] QuickGO AmiGO |